William Cecil, Lord Burghley
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He was born Sep 13, 1520, the only son of [[Richard Cecil]]. William's mother was Richard's wife Jane Heckington. William was born "probably" (as Townsend and Sanford, op cit) at his grandfather's house in Bourne, Lincolnshire and christened there. | He was born Sep 13, 1520, the only son of [[Richard Cecil]]. William's mother was Richard's wife Jane Heckington. William was born "probably" (as Townsend and Sanford, op cit) at his grandfather's house in Bourne, Lincolnshire and christened there. | ||
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| + | He was granted the manor of Coombe in 1552. | ||
He was the prime minister during the reign of [[Elizabeth I, Queen of England]]. | He was the prime minister during the reign of [[Elizabeth I, Queen of England]]. | ||
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*[http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1402159013&id=Wdngqyl9coAC&pg=RA5-PA63&lpg=RA5-PA63&sig=Pdl1T_NOgmfs-4gdFstauZXCu-o The Great Governing Families of England, by Meredith White Townsend and John Langton Sanford; Vol 2, pg 63] | *[http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1402159013&id=Wdngqyl9coAC&pg=RA5-PA63&lpg=RA5-PA63&sig=Pdl1T_NOgmfs-4gdFstauZXCu-o The Great Governing Families of England, by Meredith White Townsend and John Langton Sanford; Vol 2, pg 63] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43014&strquery=cecil BHO], mentioning the granting of Coombe | ||
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